23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

23 Street
23 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Downtown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 23rd Street & Eighth Avenue; New York, NY 10011
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Chelsea
Coordinates	40.745274°N 73.998499°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A (late nights); C (all except late nights); E (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M20, M23 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Station code	165[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	7,272,610[4] 2%
Rank	52 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north	34th Street – Penn Station: A C E
Next south	14th Street: A C E
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only

23rd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, it is served by the C and E trains, the former of which is replaced by the A train during late nights.

Station layout

Track layout

					to 34 St






					to 14 St

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1 Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward Jamaica Center (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward 207th Street late nights (34th Street–Penn Station)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue (14th Street) → → toward World Trade Center (14th Street) → → toward Far Rockaway late nights (14th Street) →
	Side platform
B2	Crossunder	Connection between platforms

Crossunder on the southbound platform

Western entrance

This underground station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.[1][5] There are four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. Just north of this station, a storage track begins between the two express tracks. This track runs north and stub-ends at the south end of the center platform at 34th Street – Penn Station.

Both platform walls have "23RD ST." name tablets in a yellow background and "23" in white numbering on a black border. There are also directional signs in the same format. The platform columns are yellow with every other one having the standard black and white station signs.

The station is planned to be renovated as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. An MTA study conducted in 2014 found that 40% of station components were out of date.[6]

Exits

All fare controls are on platform level. The full-time ones are at the south end of the station, at 23rd Street. Each entrance/exit has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to either eastern corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side leads to either western corner. A crossunder within fare control at the 23rd Street end connects both platforms.[7]

Each platform has an exit-only at the center, at 24th Street. Two High Entry-Exit Turnstiles lead to a small mezzanine, where a single staircase goes up to the streets. The northbound side leads to the southeast corner of 24th Street and 8th Avenue, and the southbound side to the northwest corner.[7]

Both platforms have another fare control area at their north ends, at 25th Street, that require going up a short flight of stairs to reach. Though open at all times, they are unstaffed, containing no token booth and just HEET turnstiles. Each entrance here has two street stairs, the northbound side to either eastern corner of 25th Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side to either western corner. The crossunder here is closed.[7]

References

"List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
"Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"Gay midnight crowd rides first trains in new subway". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 1.
Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Chelsea" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 23rd Street
Station Reporter — C Train
Station Reporter — E Train
23rd Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
24th Street Exit Only Stairs from Google Maps Street View
25th Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[Chambers-1] "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-3] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[riderref-4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[open-5] "Gay midnight crowd rides first trains in new subway". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 1.

[MTA-ReviewAC-2015-6] Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[MTA-PennStation-2015-7] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Chelsea" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Eighth Avenue Local	168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 155th Street 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 50th Street 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street Chambers Street–World Trade Center Fulton Street High Street Jay Street–MetroTech Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Lafayette Avenue Clinton–Washington Avenues Franklin Avenue Nostrand Avenue Kingston–Throop Avenues Utica Avenue Ralph Avenue Rockaway Avenue Broadway Junction Liberty Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Shepherd Avenue Euclid Avenue
Eighth Avenue Local	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Blvd.–Archer Ave.–JFK Jamaica–Van Wyck Briarwood* Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike 75th Avenue* 71st Avenue 67th Avenue* 63rd Drive–Rego Park* Woodhaven Boulevard* Grand Avenue–Newtown* Elmhurst Avenue* Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 65th Street* Northern Boulevard* 46th Street* Steinway Street* 36th Street* Queens Plaza Court Square Lexington Avenue–53rd Street Fifth Avenue/53rd Street Seventh Avenue 50th Street 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street–Eighth Avenue 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street World Trade Center
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.